Lucid dreams. Medical search. Frequent questions

In the field of oneirology, a lucid dream is a type of dream in which the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming while they are dreaming. (wikipedia.org)
During a lucid dream, the dreamer may gain some amount of control over the dream characters, narrative, or environment, although this control of dream content is not the salient feature of lucid dreaming. (wikipedia.org)
also, in some dreams where the dreamer is lucid and aware they could exercise control, they choose simply to observe. (wikipedia.org)
In addition, a letter written by Saint Augustine of Hippo in AD 415 tells the story of a dreamer, Doctor Gennadius, and refers to lucid dreaming. (wikipedia.org)
In 1975, Dr. Keith Hearne had the idea to exploit the nature of Rapid Eye Movements (REM) to allow a dreamer to send a message directly from dreams to the waking world. (wikipedia.org)
Working with an experienced lucid dreamer (Alan Worsley), he eventually succeeded in recording (via the use of an electrooculogram or EOG) a pre-defined set of eye movements signaled from within Worsley's lucid dream. (wikipedia.org)
With an aim towards understanding the extent to which lucid dreams differ from non-lucid dreams in other ways than (obviously) whether or not the dreamer knows it is a dream at the time, we have designed the following simple study. (lucidity.com)
It is so visceral and hard to put into words that it can rarely be related in a meaningful way to a non-lucid dreamer. (steamykitchen.com)
Conversely, when a lucid dreamer meets another lucid dreamer comin' through the rye, general excitement and lots of note-comparing ensues. (steamykitchen.com)
Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self is the account of an extraordinarily talented lucid dreamer who goes beyond the boundaries of both psychology and religion. (redwheelweiser.com)
While graduate students, they separately imagined an experimental process to provide clear evidence that a dreamer could become consciously aware of dreaming, while in the dream state. (noetic.org)
Hearne, working in the sleep lab with the talented lucid dreamer, Alan Worsley, captured this eye-signal verification evidence in April 1975 on the REM polygraph readout. (noetic.org)
Dreams help the dreamer remember the details of salient events and aid in integrating them into their own autobiographical context. (bohemian.com)
In a lucid dream, the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming and is then able to direct the content of the dream. (bohemian.com)
After all, you may say I'm a lucid dreamer, but I'm not the only one. (bohemian.com)
In fact, you've probably had a false awakening happen to you even if you're not a lucid dreamer - but they are definitely more common one you go down the road of lucidity. (world-of-lucid-dreaming.com)
As a lucid dreamer you will be able to easily design and craft your own universe. (androidblip.com)
With Lucid Dream Ultimate you can become a lucid dreamer and fulfill all of your wildest desires. (androidblip.com)
Certain areas of the brain, usually awake during sleep or during a common dream, light up, giving the sleeping dreamer back the functions they house. (nimblespirit.com)

The term lucid dream was coined by Dutch author and psychiatrist Frederik van Eeden in his 1913 article A Study of Dreams, though descriptions of dreamers being aware that they are dreaming predate the article. (wikipedia.org)
Some scientists seem to assume that lucid dreams are "too different" from non-lucid dreams to use lucid dreamers to study, for example, mind-body relationships during REM sleep. (lucidity.com)
Waggoner proposes 5 stages of lucid dreaming and guides readers through them, offering advice for those who have never experienced the lucid dream state and suggestions for how experienced lucid dreamers can advance to a new level. (redwheelweiser.com)
The lucid dreamers I know are able to navigate their dreamscape with an awakened mind, asking characters they come across pretty insightful questions about their spirit path. (wakeup-world.com)
Many dreamers, once they realize they're lucid, decide to do something they can only do with the great freedom of the dream state. (psychicsource.com)

Getting up an hour early, staying awake for 30-60 minutes reading about lucid dreaming, doing MILD briefly, then taking a morning nap is an effective way to induce lucid dreams. (lucidity.com)
A creative dreamer's experiences and adventures using the NovaDreamer to induce lucid dreams. (lucidity.com)
Certain herbs and vitamin supplements can help induce lucid dreams. (astrology.com)
Among other notions, Raduga's paper explores how to induce lucid dreams while in this state. (bohemian.com)

This app will train you to achieve lucidity in your dreams and understand them better by revealing their patterns. (google.com)
It can help you master lucid dreaming, achieve lucidity, and act as a trainer and helper. (google.com)
Chapter 6: "Principles and Practice of Lucid Dreaming" shows you how to retain your lucidity, prevent premature awakenings, awaken when you wish, and guide your dreams intelligently. (lucidity.com)
The following are tips, tricks, and methods to help you remember your dreams and find lucidity within the dream state. (astrology.com)
Repeating to yourself "I will have a lucid dream tonight" can help to induce lucidity, but there are also suggestions you can do during your waking hours. (astrology.com)
It may take practice, but eventually, you will begin to mirror your waking life in your dream life, and looking at the clock in a dream will trigger lucidity. (astrology.com)
How jet lag and sleep deprivation may improve your ability to have lucid dreams - and false awakenings (the little known backdoor to lucidity). (world-of-lucid-dreaming.com)
However, many have found it difficult to achieve lucidity while dreaming. (androidblip.com)
I suddenly decide that if I am indeed dreaming, I should be able to control the dream environment (since that would mean I have the awareness that is a requirement for lucidity). (lucidblog.com)
to study the alteration of the consciousness that originates the lucid dream, a modality of dream, in which the oneiric ego understands that it is dreaming and that its physical body is sleeping, and to analyze the reasons and the conditions to study the transition process from the usual state of oneiric consciousness to the non usual state of lucidity. (bvsalud.org)
In this way, it was evaluated the psychic and cognitive modifications, that involves mnemonic and internal perceptuals mechanisms, presents during the dream lucidity state. (bvsalud.org)

Robert Waggoner is President-Elect of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD) and a summa cum laude graduate of Drake University with a degree in psychology. (redwheelweiser.com)
While lucid (consciously aware) in the dream state and able to act and interact with dream figures, objects, and settings, dream expert Robert Waggoner experienced something transformative and unexpected. (redwheelweiser.com)

Keith Hearne and Alan Worsley collaborated on a pioneering study of lucid dreaming in which the latter spent 50 nonconsecutive nights in the Hull University sleep lab while the former monitored the polygraph. (lucidity.com)

Lucid dreaming physiologically verified. (lucidity.com)

Then, I remember a recent lucid dream where I ran from a bunch of thugs who were beating up a young man. (wormspit.com)
In my most recent lucid dream, I "stumbled" on a new kind of reality check which seemed to work well for me. (lucidblog.com)
My most recent lucid dream was on January 21. (lucidblog.com)

How do lucid dreams relate to "astral projection" and OBEs? (lucidity.com)
Are Lucid Dreams the Same as Astral Projection? (psychicsource.com)

Although we are not usually explicitly aware of the fact that we are dreaming while we are dreaming, at times a remarkable exception occurs, and we become conscious enough to realize that we are dreaming. (lucidity.com)
Almost every night I would be leading the dream fully conscious of the day and who I was and that I was dreaming, only a few times I was pulled to places and did not have the lead, it was all positive and exciting until I started to encounter shadow men but I believe I attracted it myself and was too open. (abovetopsecret.com)
From what I've gathered, in lucid dreaming you can take conscious control to a great extent. (abovetopsecret.com)
It is a stimulator that tunes your brainwave toward the most suitable state for lucid dreaming, where your subconscious mind is awakened while the conscious mind is asleep, imagination being most active to assist you change the virtual world around, and enjoy living out the fantasy within your head. (getjar.com)
While you are dreaming, certain events can help you become conscious that you are, in fact, dreaming. (astrology.com)
Lucid dreaming] is when you're conscious of sleeping in your dream and you are awake. (go.com)
When you return to Earth and try to sleep, you may be dreaming when you are usually conscious. (world-of-lucid-dreaming.com)
and conscious when you are usually dreaming. (world-of-lucid-dreaming.com)
Could it even enhance your ability to have conscious dreams? (world-of-lucid-dreaming.com)
Recent findings link fronto-temporal gamma electroencephalographic (EEG) activity to conscious awareness in dreams, but a causal relationship has not yet been established. (discovermagazine.com)
Lucid dreaming is a mental state where you are conscious while fully asleep. (psychicsource.com)

yet in one dream I can compose a whole Comedy, behold the action, apprehend the jests and laugh my self awake at the conceits thereof. (wikipedia.org)
Samuel Pepys, in his diary entry for 15 August 1665, records a dream, stating: "I had my Lady Castlemayne in my arms and was admitted to use all the dalliance I desired with her, and then dreamt that this could not be awake, but that it was only a dream. (wikipedia.org)
Continuous Speech-To-Text in the dream journal, for when you're just awake enough to start collecting your subconscious adventure, but not awake enough to want to use the keyboard. (google.com)
I was catching up on lost dream time, and I was doing it at a time when my brain expected me to be alert and awake. (world-of-lucid-dreaming.com)

While only recently recognized by modern psychology, lucid dreaming has been revered by ancient cultures and religions for thousands of years. (astrology.com)
With the publication of LaBerge's discovery in Psychology Today (Jan. 1981), many of us learned of the scientific evidence in support of lucid dreaming. (noetic.org)
This book approaches lucid dreaming from a more cognitive psychology stance, and focuses more on how to lucid dream and how to use lucid dream techniques for personal growth, insight and transformation. (redwheelweiser.com)

A controlled study demonstrating the validity and effectiveness of the DreamLight lucid dream induction device. (lucidity.com)
After being instructed in the method of lucid dream induction (MILD) described by LaBerge (1980b) the subjects were recorded from 2 to 20 nights each. (lucidity.com)
Induction of self awareness in dreams through frontal low current stimulation of gamma activity. (discovermagazine.com)
An obstacle today removed by new techniques of induction of the lucid dream: the transcranial electric stimulation and the catch of galantamine, a drug used for the treatment of the disease. (nimblespirit.com)

For example, the philosopher Aristotle wrote: "often when one is asleep, there is something in consciousness which declares that what then presents itself is but a dream. (wikipedia.org)
Lucid dreaming is a phenomenon in which while asleep, you become aware of your dream state, and you can take control of the narrative. (behance.net)
From becoming a producer while you're asleep and streaming your dream on your vlog to unlocking yet another venue to meet with your friends, while co-dreaming, or reliving your favourite childhood memories. (behance.net)
As we spend around one third of our lives asleep, Lucid Dream Brainwave provides you a chance to live an adventure in paradise a third of your life! (getjar.com)
Scientists publish results from an experiment, in which 152 lucid dreaming practitioners tried to contact 'aliens' while asleep. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
Most of my dreams, no matter the insanity of the narrative, all seem to be real none of this floating above it all knowing you re asleep or whatnot. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
When, say, an 11th finger appears while they're counting their digits while asleep, they know they're dreaming and can seize control of their dream's narrative. (bohemian.com)
The gist was that the dream researchers would be able to verify the pattern of movements while the subject was asleep. (lucidblog.com)

LaBerge's 1985 book, Lucid Dreaming , provided additional research, experiential advice and insight into lucid dreaming, which helped him become a widely read author and noted researcher in the emerging science of lucid dreaming. (noetic.org)

It is reported that lucid dreaming can also help to overcome nightmares, be used to rehearse success for real life scenarios and be used train creativity. (google.com)
Chapter 10: "Overcoming Nightmares" helps you use lucid dreaming to face and overcome fears and inhibitions that may be preventing you from getting the most out of your life. (lucidity.com)
Through lucid dreaming the subject was able to take control and the nightmares ended. (abovetopsecret.com)

The practice of lucid dreaming, as in cultivating the dreamer's ability to be aware that they are dreaming, is central to both the ancient Indian Hindu practice of Yoga nidra and the Tibetan Buddhist practice of dream Yoga. (wikipedia.org)
The first written accounts of lucid dream practice surfaced around 1000 BCE in Hindu texts, spreading to Tibet and later taking root in Greece philosophy and Islamic beliefs. (astrology.com)
Getting enough sleep and avoiding drugs and alcohol are simple ways to boost your ability to remember dreams, but the following tips will also strengthen your practice. (astrology.com)
In Tibetan dream yoga, the goal of the practice is to help the practitioner reach enlightenment and the attainment of the "clear light dream. (astrology.com)
Historically, however, lucid dreaming has a deep and honored place as a spiritual practice in many wisdom traditions, such as Buddhism, Sufism, Taoism, shamanism and other native traditions. (noetic.org)
The 11th century Buddhist yogi, Naropa, deemed dream yoga (which relies deeply on the practice of lucid dreaming) as one of the six paths to enlightenment. (noetic.org)
In Netflix's current hit series Behind Her Eyes , characters practice counting their fingers throughout the day until the habit carries over into their dreams. (bohemian.com)

Aimed at beginners, Lucid Dreaming, Plain and Simple shows the reader how to enter and fully experience the lucid dreaming. (redwheelweiser.com)

Van Eeden intended the term lucid to denote "having insight," as in the phrase a lucid interval applied to someone in temporary remission from a psychosis, rather than as a reference to the perceptual quality of the experience, which may or may not be clear and vivid. (wikipedia.org)
She concluded that lucid dreams were a category of experience quite distinct from ordinary dreams and said they were associated with rapid eye movement sleep (REM sleep). (wikipedia.org)
That's the stage in which we are immersed in the dreaming experience, having the most vivid and realistic dreams. (behance.net)
"Varieties of Lucid Dreaming Experience" by Stephen LaBerge and Don DeGracia. (lucidity.com)
Lucid dreaming is normally a rare experience. (lucidity.com)
If we remind ourselves that all we experience is a form of illusion, then our dreams will not seem as divergent from waking life. (astrology.com)
Lucid Dreaming can be one of the most profound things you can experience in this life - but explaining it to someone who has never done it can be a bit difficult. (steamykitchen.com)
I think that if two or more people could get into a mutual lucid experience, it would open up the floodgates of potential for even more ideas. (lucidblog.com)
Do you want to take control of your dreams and experience your wildest desires? (androidblip.com)
Lucid dreaming occurs when you become aware that you are dreaming, and if you can control your dream experience, it can be really fun. (discovermagazine.com)
For some, dreams occur nightly, but others never experience them at all. (wakeup-world.com)
If you would like to dream more at night, and perhaps experience the magical lucid dream, there are three wild herbs that have been used throughout time to accomplish just that. (wakeup-world.com)
If you already experience extreme dream states, you might think twice before trying valerian. (wakeup-world.com)
Â I've been pondering that experience since my last lucid dream prior to that was four and a half years before that . (lucidblog.com)
Â Remembering from past experience that I seem to have the best successes with conjuring up dream characters if I don't try to witness the actual process, I turn so the couch is behind me and I declare "When I turn around, there will be a beautiful naked woman there for me to get frisky with. (lucidblog.com)
According to a 2016 meta-analysis, only 55% of us experience lucid dreaming in our lifetime, and less than one in four experience it once a month or more. (nimblespirit.com)
Though the lucid dreaming experience is different for everyone, many describe it as very magical and intense. (psychicsource.com)
Most people who experience out-of-body experiences, however, do so involuntarily and without trying, the same as with lucid dreaming. (psychicsource.com)
In my personal experience I can never dream if I've had cannabis in any form (combustion, vapour, edibles). (grasscity.com)

Subsequently, Stephen LaBerge studied the prevalence of being able to control the dream scenario among lucid dreams, and found that while dream control and dream awareness are correlated, neither requires the other. (wikipedia.org)
This is all in contrast to the usual past characterization of dreams as typically lacking any reflective awareness or true volition (Rechtschaffen, 1978). (lucidity.com)
As you drift into sleep and maintain awareness as your thoughts transition from thoughts to dreams you can maintain that level of observance and awareness. (abovetopsecret.com)
They both hypothesized that someone with lucid dreaming skills could be brought to the sleep lab, wear a REM polygraph monitor and then 'signal' their lucid awareness by moving their eyes left to right a predetermined number of times once they became lucidly aware in a dream. (noetic.org)
We found that current stimulation in the lower gamma band during REM sleep influences ongoing brain activity and induces self-reflective awareness in dreams. (discovermagazine.com)
Â I'm not aware of anything in that dream which would have tripped my awareness alarm. (lucidblog.com)

Consciousness: Dreaming and Waking at Stanford University. (lucidity.com)
Chapter 9: "Dreaming, Illusion, and Reality" Curiosities of dreaming consciousness: Out-of-body experiences, dream telepathy, and "mutual" or "shared" dreams. (lucidity.com)
"Lucid Dreaming: Psychophysiological Studies of Consciousness during REM Sleep" by Stephen LaBerge. (lucidity.com)
"Dreaming and Consciousness" by Stephen LaBerge. (lucidity.com)
Lucid Dreaming offers exciting insights and vivid illustrations that will intrigue not only avid dreamworkers but anyone who is interested in consciousness, identity, and the definition of reality. (redwheelweiser.com)
As a result I was experiencing lots of dreams with a certain level of consciousness (some lucid, some non-lucid). (world-of-lucid-dreaming.com)
In the case of a lucid dream, the sleeper is actually in an altered, hybrid state of consciousness. (nimblespirit.com)

practical hints on developing the art of dream recall-the first step to learning lucid dreaming. (lucidity.com)
Every human being dreams, and while some of us are better at remembering our nocturnal adventures, everyone is capable of dream recall. (astrology.com)
One of the easiest ways to boost dream recall is through self-suggestion. (astrology.com)
If you already have healthy dream recall, then moving towards lucid dreaming is the next step. (astrology.com)
Increasing your intake of B5, B6, and Melatonin can increase dream vividness and recall. (astrology.com)
I can't recall the second dream, but the last dream consisted of me playing in a Dutch television series. (dreamviews.com)
If the researchers saw this very unusual set of left-right eye 'signals' on the REM readout, then this would provide credible evidence for lucid dreaming - or being consciously aware in the dream state and able to recall and perform intentional acts. (noetic.org)
1. Have better dream recall. (spreaker.com)
When I do recall my dreams, there is generally an element of stress built in, so I can't blame that part on the tea. (steepster.com)
Recording your dreams has been shown to increase dream recall resulting in more lucid dreams. (androidblip.com)

The "device" gently influences the prefrontal cortexes of your brain and helps you get into a lucid dreaming state more naturally. (behance.net)
Once you immerse into "lucid", a metacognition state is activated (the ability to reflect on and report on your mental states). (behance.net)
HUTCHINSON, Minn. - Bill Arndt is a snowmobiler whose interest in the Luce Line State Trail dates back more than 40 years to when it was abandoned rail property. (startribune.com)
Luce Line State Trail segment of 19 miles was recently paved. (startribune.com)
I was still aware of my dream state and tried to fly. (shroomery.org)
He concluded that while aware in the dream state, one has both a psychological tool and a platform from which to understand dreaming and the larger picture of man's psyche as well. (redwheelweiser.com)
Stephen LaBerge noted that when he presented his scientific research to the prestigious journal Science , one of the reviewers adamantly refused to believe that it was possible to become lucidly aware in the dream state, so it was rejected for publication. (noetic.org)
If true," writes Walker, "it would suggest that the dream state supports a form of introspective life review, to therapeutic ends. (bohemian.com)
This is actually an ideal state to have lucid dreams. (world-of-lucid-dreaming.com)
Because lucid dreaming usually requires a heightened state of slumber, it has become a commonly reported side effect of valerian root. (wakeup-world.com)
How do sleep paralysis, vibrational state and techniques induce lucid dreaming? (apple.com)
Indeed, this state has its own cerebral signature, very distinct from that of a simple dream or waking state as shown in recent years by studies conducted by MRI or electroencephalogram. (nimblespirit.com)

I announce to the dream environment in general, in a loud, clear voice, "Okay… any issues that have been hanging out in my subconscious, and want to come out in the open where I can deal with you, please present yourselves, preferably in a clear and sensible way, and I'll do my best to understand. (wormspit.com)
Â Since my mental list of women to have sex with in my lucid dreamscape is long and extensive, I decide to trust my subconscious. (lucidblog.com)

practical observations"), in which he describes his own experiences of lucid dreaming, and proposes that it is possible for anyone to learn to dream consciously. (wikipedia.org)
Having the ability to consciously focus thoughts and intentions to shape and change the story of dreams allows us to learn new skills, solve critical problems and work on psyhological problems. (behance.net)
The following methods are pulled from a variety of Eastern and Western practices, with a focus on becoming consciously aware that you are dreaming. (astrology.com)
He was able to interact consciously with the dream observer - the apparent Inner Self - within the dream. (redwheelweiser.com)

In 1968, Celia Green analyzed the main characteristics of such dreams, reviewing previously published literature on the subject and incorporating new data from participants of her own. (wikipedia.org)
Books from that time by authors, like Celia Green ( Lucid Dreams , 1968), Carlos Castaneda ( Journey to Ixtlan , 1972), Patricia Garfield ( Creative Dreaming , 1974) and G. Scott Sparrow ( Lucid Dreaming: Dawning of the Clear Light , 1976) re-energized the topic and provided some fascinating anecdotes about lucid dreaming. (noetic.org)

Dream Clues: low audio cues that can trigger your lucid dreaming by playing a special Totem Sound you choose. (google.com)
I am considering writing up a guide that I believe will trigger and allow for controlling lucid dreaming+. (abovetopsecret.com)
In this study, the researchers developed a method to trigger lucid dreaming in subjects that uses low-power electrical currents of specific frequencies applied directly to the head. (discovermagazine.com)

Green was also the first to link lucid dreams to the phenomenon of false awakenings. (wikipedia.org)

"Lucid dreaming: Evidence that REM sleep can support unimpaired cognitive function and a powerful methodology for studying the psychophysiology of dreaming" by Stephen LaBerge. (lucidity.com)

All signals associated with lucid dream reports occurred during epochs of unambiguous REM sleep scored according to the conventional criteria (Rechtschaffen & Kales, 1968). (lucidity.com)

NL4.2: "A Thousand and One Nights of Exploring Lucid Dreaming" by Lynne Levitan. (lucidity.com)

"Validity Established of DreamLight Cues for Eliciting Lucid Dreaming" by Stephen LaBerge and Lynne Levitan. (lucidity.com)

I realize this dream isn't a perfect example of that technique, because for whatever reason I already had the growing "hunch" that I might be dreaming. (lucidblog.com)

Van Eeden studied his own dreams between January 20, 1898, and December 26, 1912, recording the ones he deemed most important in a dream diary. (wikipedia.org)
Van Eeden created names for seven different types of dreams he experienced based on the data he collected: Initial dreams Pathological dreams Ordinary dreams Vivid dreams Demoniacal dreams General dream-sensations Lucid dreams He said the seventh type, lucid dreaming, is "the most interesting and worthy of the most careful observation and study. (wikipedia.org)
In 1913, Dutch psychiatrist and writer Frederik (Willem) van Eeden (1860-1932) coined the term "lucid dream" in an article entitled "A Study of Dreams. (wikipedia.org)
Some have suggested that the term is a misnomer because Van Eeden was referring to a phenomenon more specific than a lucid dream. (wikipedia.org)

Caroline McCready teaches art, meditation, lucid dreaming and creativity workshops in London. (redwheelweiser.com)

NL3.2: "Other Worlds: Out-Of-Body Experiences and Lucid Dreams" by Lynne Levitan and Stephen LaBerge. (lucidity.com)
NL5.2: "Testing the Limits of Dream Control: The Light and Mirror Experiment" by Lynne Levitan and Stephen LaBerge. (lucidity.com)
NL7.3-4: "Prolonging Lucid Dreams" by Stephen LaBerge. (lucidity.com)
Using this approach, LaBerge, Nagel, Dement & Zarcone (1981) reported that the occurrence of lucid dreaming during unequivocal REM sleep had been demonstrated for five subjects. (lucidity.com)
A later analysis extending these data with two additional subjects and 20 more lucid dreams produced identical results (LaBerge, Nagel, Taylor, Dement, & Zarcone, 1981). (lucidity.com)
The scientific evidence for lucid dreaming normally starts with the ingenious work of Keith Hearne, Ph.D. at the University of Hull (UK) in 1975 and Stephen LaBerge, PhD at Stanford University in 1978. (noetic.org)
Hearne and LaBerge understood that while dreaming, people normally have Rapid Eye Movement (REM). (noetic.org)
LaBerge, using himself as the lucid dreaming subject in the Stanford sleep lab, captured his lucid eye-signals in early 1978. (noetic.org)

android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO: Only used for speech-to-text in the dream journal if/when the user activates it. (google.com)
Download and install Lucid Dream Ultimate version 1.4.9 on your Android device! (androidblip.com)

Lucid dreaming occurs in the sleep stage known as REM sleep (rapid eye movement). (behance.net)
argued that their investigations demonstrated that lucid dreaming usually (though perhaps not exclusively) occurs during REM sleep. (lucidity.com)

Awoken is a lucid dreaming guide with a free dream diary, cloud sync, lucid dreaming info and techniques to achieve clear dreams. (google.com)
The dream analyzer takes the words and hashtags from your journal/diary and gathers them in an nice overview. (google.com)
NL7.3-4: "Diary From Lucid Dream Camp" by Keelin. (lucidity.com)
Sadly, while there are ways to improve your chances of lucid dreaming, including keeping a dream diary and testing whether you might be dreaming with " reality checks ", lucid dreaming can still be difficult to achieve. (discovermagazine.com)

Lucid Dream Minigolf was created by Bren O'Connor, a professor and artist who runs the Imagination & Moral Cognition Lab at SUNY Albany, and Liam Singer, a composer, curator, performer, and impresario at the Avalon Lounge in Catskill. (greenearts.org)

Do we have more or less control over our experiences in dreaming than in waking life? (lucidity.com)
That you can control what you, yourself, do in the dream. (abovetopsecret.com)
Lucid Dream Brainwave could enable you to take control of your dreams with specially built Isochronic Tones. (getjar.com)
Lucid dreams are a form of REM sleep, during which a person becomes aware of their actions and can control the events unfolding in the dream. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
Immediatly, i realized that i had lost control of the dream. (shroomery.org)
I mentally struggled to regain control over the dream to no avail. (shroomery.org)
Using low profile electronics hidden in a comfortable sleep mask, Remee supplies customizable light patterns that your dreaming mind can recognize, allowing you to take control. (steamykitchen.com)
I walk over to a closet that has sliding doors, and decide that I want to put my hand through it, to gain control over working with the dream environment. (wormspit.com)
but, the odd thing is whenever i seem to control or will something to happen i lose all visual like i'm closing my eyes in the dream. (lucidblog.com)
Controlling your mind while dreaming will allow you to jump into a fantasy world where you control everything. (androidblip.com)
Flashback Friday: Want to control your dreams? (discovermagazine.com)
Sure, the promise of being able to control your dreams is… dreaming. (nimblespirit.com)
So that the power to control your dreams does not turn into a nightmare, moderation therefore seems to be in order. (nimblespirit.com)
While lucid dreaming, you become aware that you are dreaming, and thus also gain some control over your dream. (psychicsource.com)
Are Lucid Dreams the Same as Dream Control? (psychicsource.com)
You can be lucid and have little or no control over the content of your dream, or you can have a lot of control without actually being aware that you're dreaming. (psychicsource.com)
That said, becoming lucid will likely increase your level of control over the course of events. (psychicsource.com)
However, you still choose how much control you want to exert over your dream. (psychicsource.com)

An experiment investigating sleep posture and nasal laterality (an ancient Yogic technique for influencing states of mind), combined with the extraordinarily powerful napping technique of inducing lucid dreams. (lucidity.com)

While attaining Buddhahood may not be your goal in this lifetime, it illustrates the power of working with lucid dreams. (astrology.com)
Most people have had at least one lucid dream in their lifetime, if not multiple. (psychicsource.com)

They conducted an experiment involving 152 lucid dreaming practitioners. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
In the Tibetan dream yoga, practitioners remind themselves that what we consider reality is in fact little more than a waking dream. (astrology.com)

Becoming aware that you are dreaming allows you to shape, influence and direct your dreams with clarity, instead of being uncritically controlled by them. (google.com)
When you are aware of being in a dream, you can also learn to master experiences that aren't possible in waking reality. (google.com)
You more you become situationally aware, the more vivid your dreams become. (abovetopsecret.com)
Have you ever been aware that you are dreaming? (astrology.com)
You may also become aware that you're dreaming while engaging in a fantastic activity, such as breathing underwater or passing through a wall. (astrology.com)
You'll feel like you've entered another world when you become aware while in a dream. (psychicsource.com)

If the pattern matched what the other dreamer's movements were, it would be proof of sharing the lucid space. (lucidblog.com)

Empirical evidence began to appear in the late 1970s suggesting that lucid dreams occur during REM sleep. (lucidity.com)
The final sleep cycle is generally the most intense, which is why we generally remember the dreams that occur right before waking. (astrology.com)
This is the space in which most of your longest and most vivid dreams occur. (world-of-lucid-dreaming.com)

Have you ever had a dream that made you feel great when you woke up the next day? (getjar.com)
The first dream I've had convinced me that my roommate was a fish, I woke up confused because I have nothing seen him in water at once. (dreamviews.com)
My head hit the pillow at 8pm local time and I don't remember dreaming a thing when I woke up at 5am the next morning. (world-of-lucid-dreaming.com)
For instance last night i was in my village in wales when i woke up in the dream, from here i was 'willing myself to fly round the local area , after waht seemed like 5 minutes i was suddenly floating what felt like maybee 10 metres above the ground visual left me. (lucidblog.com)

The study was conducted at Phase Research Center, a research unit of REMspace, devoted to the investigation of lucid dreams, sleep paralysis, etc. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
When he came to United States at 20, he was having more sleep paralysis, vibrations, and lucid dreaming. (apple.com)

Commentary in a special issue on dreaming in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (2000). (lucidity.com)
What was needed to unambiguously establish the physiological status of lucid dreams was some sort of behavioral response signaling to the experimenter the exact time the lucid dream was taking place. (lucidity.com)

Lucid dreaming can be incredibly therapeutic, but it can also be frightening for some, and difficult to reach and maintain for others. (astrology.com)
Besides the possible therapeutic benefits of dreaming, there is also the sheer entertainment value, particularly when dreaming becomes lucid. (bohemian.com)

So you can explore your dream patterns and dream themes better. (google.com)
Explore our free lucid dreaming course . (world-of-lucid-dreaming.com)
Speaking with a dream interpreter can help you find new ways to explore your dreams. (psychicsource.com)

the floating in your dream represents you, trying to break free from something. (shroomery.org)
Lucid Dreaming (2011) Soundtracks for FREE! (khinsider.com)

Variations in lucid dream initiation. (lucidity.com)

Looking back at that first scientifically acceptable evidence for lucid dreaming, Keith Hearne said, "It was like getting signals from another world. (noetic.org)
Yet, until the scientific evidence emerged, lucid dreaming seemed too incredible to take seriously. (noetic.org)

This allows you to direct your dream and change the story, or enjoy and observe it. (behance.net)

Sleep and dreams have fascinated people for centuries and yet, most that we know about them is based on theories. (behance.net)
Though most people report having had a lucid dream at least once in their lives, only about 20% of the population reports having lucid dreams once a month or more (Snyder & Gackenbach, 1988). (lucidity.com)
In spite of the fact that most people have experienced lucid dreams, some theoreticians have considered them impossible and even absurd (eg, Malcolm, 1959). (lucidity.com)
Having lived in different countries and having people come in and out of her life, Cruz says it's been hard to keep track of whether certain memories she has are based on reality or dreams-which could explain some of the nostalgic, melancholy quality to her songwriting. (latinousa.org)
He opened a group, Astral Projectors, about 15 years ago where he guides people to understand their dreams and use lucid dreaming to support their vision. (apple.com)

Russian researchers decided to check how intentional contacts with 'aliens' in dreams resemble real alien abduction reports. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
The researchers divided these 'contact reports' into two groups: absurd (dream-like experiences) and realistic (could be confused with reality). (unexplained-mysteries.com)

I had tried to go back and intervene, knowing that the thugs probably represented some kind of problematic issue in my mind, and remembering the exercise of seeking out problems in your dreams in order to understand and overcome them. (wormspit.com)

I don't think vivid dreams are the same as lucid dreams. (abovetopsecret.com)
I went back to sleep and between 5am and 9am, I experienced lots and lots of vivid dreams, and finally a decent lucid dream. (world-of-lucid-dreaming.com)
Imagine an herb that not only promotes deep states of sleep that are fertile ground for vivid dreams, but also boosts our ability to remember what happened the morning after. (wakeup-world.com)

Reality Checking: Reminders to analyze your surroundings, so you can learn to check if you are dreaming. (google.com)

Â I suddenly begin to wonder, while standing in the dark bedroom, if I'm possibly dreaming. (lucidblog.com)

This "new" Â technique basically involves foregoing trying to condition yourself to look for passive clues about the possibility that you're dreaming. (lucidblog.com)

Discussion of a laboratory study comparing OBEs and lucid dreams . (lucidity.com)
In the course of the 34 nights of the study, 35 lucid dreams were reported subsequent to spontaneous awakening from various stages of sleep as follows: REM sleep 32 times, NREM Stage-1, twice, and during the transition from NREM Stage-2 to REM, once. (lucidity.com)
Fortunately, neuroscientists are interested in figuring out how to promote lucid dreaming because it offers them a unique way to study differences in brain activities while waking and sleeping. (discovermagazine.com)

Anatomy14

Organisms3

Diseases10

Chemicals and Drugs43

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment20

Psychiatry and Psychology36

Phenomena and Processes37

Disciplines and Occupations2

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena2

Technology, Industry, Agriculture2

Humanities3

Information Science9

Health Care6

Geographicals1

Dreamer19

Dreamers5

Induce lucid dreams4

Lucidity11

Robert Waggoner2

Alan Worsley1

Physiologically verified1

Recent lucid dream3

Astral projection2

Conscious11

Awake4

Psychology3

Induction4

Asleep8

LaBerge's1

Nightmares3

Practice7

Plain and Si1

Experience19

Awareness6

Consciousness7

Recall10

State12

Subconscious2

Consciously4

Celia Green2

Trigger3

False awakenings1

Psychophysiology1

19681

Exploring1

Cues1

Realize1

Eeden4

Caroline McCready1

LaBerge8

Android2

Occurs2

Diary4

Cognition1

Control18

Extraordinarily1

Lifetime2

Practitioners2

Aware6

Dreamer's1

Occur3

Woke4

Paralysis2

Behavioral2

Therapeutic2

Explore3

Free2

Initiation1

Evidence2

Observe1

People5

Researchers2

Overcome1

Vivid dreams3

Reality Checking1

Suddenly1

Clues1

Study3